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Counterpoint: I know grammatically it isn't the most correct, but I don't see anything non-idiomatic about "amount of features". Reason: "Just the right amoun
by quartesixte 2y ago
Counterpoint:
I know grammatically it isn't the most correct, but I don't see anything non-idiomatic about "amount of features".
Reason: "Just the right amount" is a set, idiomatic expression. "Just the right amount of ___" is just extending the expression. IMO extending idiomatic expressions exempts it from a lot of the formal word-pairing conventions in English.
But I'm no linguist.
- crashmat 2y agoI think amount of is usually used for 'continuous' (I'm not sure on the word) substances like flour, water, or salt, rather than multiples of discreet objects.
- quartesixte 2y agoI can also have: Just the right amount of cats Just the right amount of internet points Just the right amount of chutzpah
- chucksmash 2y agoImplying chutzpah is a discrete variable, and chutzpah is never discreet
- akaij 2y agoDepending on the flavour of the linguist, they could say "as long as the correct meaning is conveyed, go wild" :)